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India expresses apprehension at spread of violence in West Bank, Gaza
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 16 (ANI): Ambassador of India to the UN TS Tirumurti on Sunday (local time) expressed concern at the spread of violence to the West Bank and Gaza and urged both sides (Israel and Palestine) to show extreme restraint.
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US restoring aid to Palestinians with USD 235 mn for UN refugee agency, de
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): The US is planning to resume financial assistance to the Palestinian people with a USD 235 million package that includes funding for development in the West Bank and Gaza along with assistance for the UN refugee agency and peacebuilding programs, Secretary of
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Israel forces shot at Palestinian man for behaving suspiciously at West Ba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 7 (ANI): Israel security forces shot at a Palestinian man who had been behaving suspiciously and ignored guards' call to stop at the Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel on Monday.
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Israeli armed forces gun down attacker in West Bank's Nablus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli armed forces on Wednesday shot down an attacker in the West Bank's city of Nablus, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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Israel, US sign deal that envisions applying scientific cooperation agreem
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador in Jerusalem David Friedman on Wednesday signed an extension to the Israel-US scientific cooperation deal that envisions applying the agreement to the West Bank and Golan Heights.
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US says 'prepared to recognise' Israel's annexation of parts of West Bank
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): The United States said on Monday that it was ready to recognize Israel's annexation of parts of the West Bank but asked the new unity government to also negotiate with the Palestinians.
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Israel freezes ties with UN Rights Chief
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 13 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (local time) announced that the country is freezing ties with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after the OHCHR published a blacklist of companies cooperating with Jewish settlements in t
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Israel detains 4 Palestinians in East Jerusalem and West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli security forces detained four Palestinians in the past 24 hours, one in East Jerusalem and the rest in the West Bank, media reported on Friday.
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Israel to spend USD 11.5 mn on security of West Bank settlements: Netanyah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 2 (Sputnik/ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his government will allocate 40 million shekels (USD 11.5 million) to increase the security of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian boy in West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ramallah [Israel], Dec 01 (ANI): Israeli forces have shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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US no longer considers Israeli settlements in West Bank as illegal, announ
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 19 (ANI): The Donald Trump administration on Monday (local time) announced that the US no longer regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal or violating international law.
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'Palestine to terminate all deals if Israel goes ahead with West Bank's an
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said that all agreements with Israel will be terminated if the latter went ahead with its plans to annex the West Bank.
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